23rd June 2021 Three social distancing concrete parties later and our dear friends helped us complete the interior concrete work. Now that the interior concrete is complete we can start contemplating the floor…
7th April 2021 We had a lot of fun with experiments on the north container wing. It’s finally ready for habitation and we are so pleased with the results. This container has worked…
1st July 2020 After many months of hard work we are finally able to reveal the full interior of the south wing of our container house project. This blue and white interior matches…
8th May 2020 The coronavirus pandemic moved the home office / study up in our schedule as there’ll be more working from home happening. It can also double as a sleeping space in…
9th May 2019 After two weeks of much stress, we finally had the containers positioned for our house. Things did not initially go according to plan, but once our friends at Container King…
12th April 2019 It was an exciting day when the last of the concrete footings were cast! The blocks of concrete is what the shipping containers will sit on. This is what will…
9th October 2018 After much searching for a geotechnical engineer and deliberation thereof, we finally came back in contact with John Moll of GM Civil Engineers. Finally things fell in place and we…
28th August 2018 After much anticipation we finally received a text message from the Swartland Municipality informing us that the plans had been approved and were ready for collection. Although we can now…
26th July 2018 It meant a trip to Ceres, but we finally managed to pass scrutiny. Our plans have been submitted and fees paid. Now we wait for the final approval. We are…
20th June 2018 After many painful weeks of trying to find a structural engineer, we were finally ready to take our paperwork in to be scrutinized by the Malmesbury City Council. A few…
7th May 2018 In May we began digging the holes where the footings will be located. No concrete casting can take place until the plans are approved, but this gave us an opportunity…
11th April 2018 We managed to source two damaged shipping containers and had them delivered to site without any problems. This marks the arrival of the first shipping containers to be used on…
2nd April 2018 The first thing we did after taking possession of our new property, was to secure the yard by installing an amazing new gate. Kevin and Louis made a fabulous gate…
20th March 2018 After many months of hard work we received back the plans from the architect. Kevin had spent many hours drawing up the perfect concept for our family and then it…
Interior Concrete Complete
North Wing Interior Reveal
South Wing Interior Reveal
Home Office / Study is Ready for Use
The Shipping Containers are in Position!
All the Concrete Footings Are Cast
Structural Engineer Finalized
Building Plans Approved
Plans Submitted
First Attempt at Submitting the Plans
Digging for Footings
First Container Delivery
Securing the Yard
Received Plans from Architect